Legal Opinion
Yancey v. Maestri
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided April 23, 1934No. 14593PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HIGGINS, Judge.
This appeal presents, for the first time in this state, the question of whether or not an uninterdicted insane person, who, without cause or provocation, shoots and seriously wounds an innocent person, can be held liable for damages in tort under the provisions of the Civil Code of Louisiana. The trial court sustained an exception of no cause of action and dismissed the suit. Plaintiff has appealed.
The issue presented involves an interpretation of aitiele 3521 (formerly 2294) of the Revised Civil Code, upon which the plaintiff predicates her case, reading as follows:
“Every act…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Buechner v. City of New OrleansSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1904
- Hubgh v. New Orleans & Carrollton RailroadSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1851
- Moulin v. MonteleoneSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1927
- Kusah v. McCorkleWashington Supreme Court · 1918
- Central of Georgia Railway Co. v. HallSupreme Court of Georgia · 1905
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Loescher v. ParrSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1975
- Lynch v. FisherLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1947
- McGuire v. AlmyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1937
- Von Dameck v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Ins.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1978
- Guidry v. ToupsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1978
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